KR20090001826A - Card game service providing method and its operating system - Google Patents

Abstract

A card game service offering method and a system thereof are provided to enable a beginner unfamiliar to a poker game to perceive rules of a card game more quickly, and to make game played more rapidly, thereby increasing interest in the game. When a user enters a virtual card game room on the Internet, a game is started(S40). If at least two cards are opened among plural cards distributed to each player participating in the game according to setting, it is confirmed whether a card corresponding to a clan register exists, and if so, the card corresponding to the clan register is realized as a predetermined image in real time(S90). The game is continued according to the rules of the game room.

Description

Card game service providing method and its operating system

1 is a schematic diagram schematically showing a card game service providing system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a game server in a card game service providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flow chart illustrating a card game service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a first exemplary view illustrating a card game service providing screen according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a second exemplary view showing a card game service providing screen according to an embodiment of the present invention;

6 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a genealogy display setting window that can be output on a service providing screen in FIG. 4 or 5.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10, 15: user terminal 50: game server

60: channel server 70: game DB

52: game progress module 53: genealogy display module

100: Genealogy display setting window

The present invention relates to a method for providing a card game service and a system thereof, and more particularly, to a card game that enables the card player to intuitively grasp a card player of an opponent by displaying an identification card on the card player according to a genealogy of the open card card of the opponent player. It relates to a service providing method and a system thereof.

With the development of communication and network technology, various kinds of contents such as chatting, clubs, games, shopping malls, etc. are provided through the Internet. Among these, game development is rapidly increasing in speed of service development and diffusion due to the spread of demand. In addition, as the number of users using game services increases rapidly, the number of cases in which game services, which were provided for free, is also converted into paid services is increasing, becoming a big revenue source for content providers.

One of these game services is a card game, which secures a large number of users due to a simple game method, and provides various types of card games such as high stop, hit, hula, poker, high low, and blackjack to suit various users' tastes.

These card games are generally carried out by changing the rules of the game or cards in general, or by editing some of the rules of the game for the fun of the game. As a beginner, you may have a hard time learning these card hands or rules.

In addition, when participating in the game, it is relatively disadvantageous compared to other users who are familiar with the basic rules of the participating card game, so the number of losing or losing the virtual amount can easily lose interest. .

The present invention is to solve the above-described problems, the object of the present invention in executing a card game having a genealogy, by identifying and displaying a card hand corresponding to the genealogy of the opponent card open card hand of the opponent player more easily to play the game The present invention provides a card game service providing method and a system for accustoming to the rules.

A card game service providing method according to a first aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object comprises the steps of: entering a card game room virtually implemented through the Internet, and starting a game; According to a setting, if at least two or more cards of the plurality of cards distributed to each player participating in the game are opened, the card card corresponding to the genealogy is checked, and the card card corresponding to the genealogy is identified on the game room. Real-time image of the image; And continuing the game according to the rules of the game room.

The implementing of the image may include opening at least two cards of a plurality of card hands distributed to each player; Analyzing the opponent's open card hand and searching for a card hand corresponding to the genealogy; And when the card hand corresponding to the genealogy is present, implementing the predetermined image on the top of the card hand.

In the case of the poker game, the shape and / or the color of the image may be differently implemented according to the genealogy such as pair sex, straightness, and flushness.

In addition, in the card game service providing system for providing a card game service to the terminal connected to the terminal via the Internet according to the second aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, according to the input from the terminal And a game providing server for proceeding with the card game and displaying a predetermined image identifying a card hand corresponding to the genealogy among cards distributed to each player in the game.

The game providing server is characterized in that for receiving the command to display the image from the terminal.

In addition, the game providing server classifies the genealogy into a predetermined type and displays the shape and / or color of the image differently according to each type.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the present specification, the card game of the present invention is described as an example of a poker game, but is not limited thereto. A card game service can be played on the Internet and has a rule for priority or differential score according to the shape and number of each card. If it is, it can be applied.

1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a card game service providing system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the card game service providing system according to the present invention includes user terminals 10 and 15 and a game server 50.

The user terminals 10 and 15 access a wired or wireless internet network according to the operation of the provided keyboard or mouse, and are connected to the game server to install a browser for receiving card game service data provided from the game server. The terminal device may include both a general computer 15 capable of accessing an internet network such as a desktop computer or a notebook computer, as well as a portable mobile communication device 10 capable of accessing a mobile communication network such as a PDA or a mobile phone. In the case of the general computer 15, the Internet browser, Firefox, etc. may be utilized according to the technology to be implemented. In the case of the mobile communication device 10, the WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) browser and the ME (Mobile Explorer) may be used. Browser, I-mode, etc. may be utilized, but is not limited thereto. Browsers of various technologies may be applied.

Such a user terminal 10 or 15 may execute a user program according to an operating system (OS) that operates itself and a control module (not shown) for processing data and a wired or communication module (not shown) for connecting to an internet network. It is configured to include).

The game server 50 implements a web page for providing a game service, and when the user terminals 10 and 15 access a site provided by the game server 50 through a browser, they are authenticated as party users through user authentication. Provides a variety of game services, including card games to the user, in particular, the game server 50 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is predetermined so that the user can easily identify by analyzing the card card of the opponent player during the progress of the card game Implement the image to be output on the terminal screen.

The channel server 60 updates and manages a list of channels of various games provided by the game server 50 and a list of game rooms belonging to each channel and transmits them to the user terminals 10 and 15. A channel is a set consisting of a list of game rooms, which are virtual game spaces opened for each game, and a list of users located in each game room. For example, if the card game of the present invention is a poker game, the starter, junior, amateur, senior, pro, You can configure various channels such as masters, grand, practice, specials, and champions.

The game DB 70 stores user or game related information for implementing various game services provided by the game server 50. The game DB 70 stores various personal information including IDs and passwords of a plurality of users subscribed through a game service providing site provided by a game server, and stores a control program for each game for game progress. For example, in the case of a poker game, genealogy data of a poker game provided as a service and a progress control program according to a rule may be stored. In addition, it is determined whether ID and password data received from the access terminals 10 and 15 exist in the game DB 70 for user authentication of the game server 50, and the virtual possession of each user associated with each game is determined. Information such as money, ratings, achievements, odds, connections, and peaks is stored so that game-related information of authenticated users is output. The game-related information generated according to the game result is updated. The game DB 70 may be configured to be included in the game server 50 may also be configured as a separate physical device.

In addition, the card game service providing system according to the present invention may further comprise a portal server (80). The portal server 80 is a server that provides a portal site to be accessed for the first time when a browser is executed on the terminals 10 and 15, and various services such as search, chat, group, message, shopping mall, blog, etc. If the user subscribed to the portal site in conjunction with the game server 50 and wants to use the game service can be directly connected to the game server through a simple input.

2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a game server in a card game service providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

2, the game server 50 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a server control module 51, a game progress module 52, a genealogy display module 53, a chat module 54, and a communication module ( 55). In this case, each module may be implemented as an independent server and separated.

The server control module 51 controls the game situation such as start, progress and end of each game, and controls the overall operation of each module. In addition, authentication is performed for the user connected to the game server 50. In more detail, the server control module 51 transmits and receives data to and from the game progress module 52, the genealogy display module 53, the chat module 54, the communication module 55, and the like. ) Checks the connection status, manages the game server 50, and controls rules in channels commonly applied to each game that can be provided. In addition, when the user terminal (10, 15) is connected to the game server 50 through a browser, and transmits a web page for providing a game service to the terminal (10, 15). The transmitted web page includes various games provided through the game server 50 and outputs a separate text field for user authentication. Therefore, if authentication data such as a user's ID and password are transmitted through the user terminals 10 and 15, it is checked whether the received authentication data corresponds to that of the subscribed user, and the authenticated page is transmitted again.

The chat module 54 allows the players in the waiting room or game room of the channel selected by the user or players connected to the game server 50 to chat or send and receive messages.

The communication module 55 receives various data related to the game transmitted from the user terminals 10 and 15 through the wired / wireless internet network, and displays the game progress, genealogy display, and game result data transmitted from the server control module 51. And the like to the user terminals 10 and 15.

The game progress module 52 loads a predetermined control program for proceeding the game, generates a game screen using data transmitted from the communication module 55 under the control of the server control module 51, and when the game is finished, Calculate the result.

The genealogy display module 53 may search for which genealogy the opponent player's open card corresponds to when the game is running in the game room where the user enters, and thus, the user may recognize the card hand corresponding to the found genealogy. Keep it simple. The genealogy display module 53 analyzes the card data corresponding to the opened card hand when the opponent player selects and opens his own card hand, retrieves the genealogical data stored in the game DB 70, and analyzes the card. If there is a genealogy corresponding to the hand, a predetermined image may be implemented to be easily recognized in the game room implemented on the screen of the terminal to easily recognize the card hand corresponding to the genealogy.

The genealogy display module 53 may or may not perform the above display operation according to the setting input of the terminals 10 and 15, and analyzes the open card hand of the opponent player to display the image on the hand that corresponds to the genealogy. It is based on display. However, regardless of the opponent's current game progress in the game or the use of the allocated cards, the genealogy predicted by predicting the genealogy that can be achieved in the next game from the opponent's openness or the number or shape of the open card hand. The image may be displayed on a card hand corresponding to the. In addition, when at least one genealogy is found, it may be displayed on a card hand that corresponds to a genealogical tree of high priority, and when the predicted genealogy is inferred, the genealogical tree that has already been achieved and the genealogical tree having the highest priority among the expected genealogy may be displayed. The card card may selectively display the image according to a setting input of the terminals 10 and 15.

In addition, according to the setting inputs of the terminals 10 and 15, not only the card hand of the opponent player but also the card hand held by the person who is playing the game may be analyzed to display the image on the card hand corresponding to the genealogy. In addition, when the betting operation is performed after the opening of the card, the genealogy display operation may be performed during the betting of each player, or the genealogy display operation may be performed by analyzing the opened card in real time whenever the card is opened.

The image is implemented in the game room so that each player can intuitively recognize which genealogy the opponent player or his card hand corresponds to, and it is preferable that the image is clearly displayed on the card hand corresponding to the genealogy. Therefore, it is desirable for the image to be as simple and easily distinguishable as possible.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing a card game service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, which is a flowchart illustrating a method of analyzing and displaying genealogy for an open card hand of an opponent player.

Referring to FIG. 3, in step S10, a game server is accessed through a user terminal.

Next, in step S20, if a user is authenticated by inputting an ID and password on a web page displayed on the screen of the terminal, the web includes a list of game-related information of the authenticated user and a list of various game services that can be provided for the authenticated user. The page is printed.

In step S30, when the desired card game is selected through the output web page, the list of channels provided by the selected card game and the list data of the game rooms established in each channel are transmitted to the terminal for output, and any one of the output lists is displayed. When the game room of is selected and entered, the user enters the game room implemented as a virtual game space.

If the player participates in the game with at least one player in the game room entered in step S40, the corresponding card game starts and the card hand is distributed in turn.

When at least one card hand is dispensed according to the card game rule of the game room, and the cards sequentially dispensed are opened, in step S50, the genealogy data is searched in which genealogy of the opponent player's open card hand may correspond.

If the open card hand of the opponent player corresponds to two or more genealogies as a result of the search of the genealogical data in step S60, a card hand corresponding to the genealogy of high priority is selected and classified in step S80, and the card cards classified and selected in step S90 are sorted. A predetermined image is implemented and displayed on the card hand for identification by the user. In this case, when the open card hand corresponds to one genealogy in step S60, the card hand corresponding to the genealogy is selected and classified in step S70, and a predetermined image is implemented and displayed on the card hand selected and classified in step S90.

After the betting operation is performed according to the rules of the game room, if there is a card hand to be distributed to each player again in step S100, the card hand is dealt in turn in step S110, and the operation is repeated from step S50. In this case, when the last dispensed card is not opened according to the rules of the game room, the image displayed in the previous turn may be maintained.

FIG. 4 is a first exemplary view showing a card game service providing screen according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 (a) shows a card game service providing screen when an open card hand forms a pair castle or a straight family tree. 4 (b) is a diagram showing a card game service providing screen when the open card hand forms a pair castle or flush castle genealogy.

Referring to FIG. 4, the image displayed on the card hand according to the genealogy may be displayed in different shapes or colors according to the characteristics of the card hand forming the genealogy. In the case of a poker game, for example, a family tree in a poker game may be classified into a pair of cards of the same number, a card of consecutive numbers, a straight card, and a flush card of the same pattern. Therefore, the paired card may be distinguished by a red color, the laced card by a green color, and the flushed card by a blue color. In addition, not only the color but also its shape can be changed depending on the card hand. That is, as shown in Fig. 4 (a), the player at the bottom left has 10-hearts, 8-diamonds, 9-clovers, and Q-spades as open cards, which are arranged in consecutive numbers except J cards. Since the card pads can be classified as straight cards according to the genealogical data stored in the game DB, a diamond-shaped image can be arranged in order on the top of each card pad and output.

In addition, the player at the bottom right has four diamonds and four clover as an open card, and since this arrangement is one pair in the genealogy, the image having an hourglass shape classified as a pair card is displayed at the top of each card hand. It can be arranged in the output.

Referring to FIG. 4 (b), the player in the upper left has an open card having four diamonds, ten diamonds, and seven diamonds, which corresponds to a flush card having the same pattern. The card may be output at the top of each card. In addition, the player in the lower left can output an hourglass image on the top of each card hand because 8-heart and 8-clover form one pair.

FIG. 5 is a second exemplary view showing a card game service providing screen according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, in which a card game service providing screen is shown when an opponent's open card hand forms one or more genealogy.

Referring to Fig. 5, the player at the bottom left has 5- spades, 7-spades, 10-hearts and 6-spades as open card hands, which are classified as straight cards because the numbers 5, 6 and 7 are consecutive. There are three spade cards, so they can be classified as flush cards. Since it is preferable to output an image on a card family corresponding to one genealogy, when the open card family forms one or more genealogical cards, the image of the series may be displayed on a card family corresponding to the genealogy of a high priority. Therefore, when 3 flushes have a higher priority than 3 straights, as shown in FIG. 5, images having a reverse triangular shape by being classified as flush may be output to the respective cards.

This genealogical data is for seven poker cards with no-pair-one pair-to-pair-triple-straight-back straight-mountain-flush-full house-four card-straight flush-back straight flush-royal straight Priority increases in the order of flushes, but may vary slightly depending on the type and method of the poker game. Priority in the order of 3 straight, 3 flush, one pair, 4 straight, 4 flush, two pair, triple, four cards. Genealogy data can also be configured to increase.

FIG. 6 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a genealogy display setting window that can be output on a service providing screen in FIG. 4 or 5, and may be output on a screen when a genealogy display function is to be executed.

Referring to FIG. 6, the genealogy display setting window 100 may have a structure similar to a UI for each function implemented in the game room screen of FIG. 4 or 5. To describe this in more detail, the genealogy display setting window 100 may include a display setting field 110 for selecting whether to execute detailed detailed setting of the genealogy display function, and complete or cancel setting input of each selected field. At least one function button 120 may be provided. The display setting field 110 is divided into 'relative card family tree display', 'my card family tree display', 'achieved family tree display', 'predicted family tree display', etc. according to the degree of adaptation of the game to the user who wants to utilize the family tree display function. Yes or no can be implemented as a radio button to choose whether or not to display each setting.

As described above, the method and system for providing a card game service according to the present invention have been described with reference to the illustrated drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments and drawings disclosed in the present specification. The technical concept of the present invention, which can facilitate the convenience of a card game user by analyzing a card and identifying and displaying a card card corresponding to a genealogy to be noted, can be easily applied by those skilled in the art within the scope of the claims. Is self explanatory.

As described above, the method and system for providing a card game service according to the present invention analyzes an open card hand of an opponent player in a card game and identifies and displays a card hand corresponding to the genealogy with a predetermined image. To help beginners or beginners get to the card game rules faster.

In addition, since it is easy to intuitively recognize the genealogy formed by the card player of the opponent player, the progress of the game can be made faster, thereby increasing the interest in the game.

Claims (11)

Starting a game when entering a virtually implemented card game room through the Internet; According to the setting, if at least two or more cards of the plurality of cards distributed to each player participating in the game are opened, it is checked whether there is a card card corresponding to the genealogy, and the card card corresponding to the genealogy is identified in the game room. Realizing a predetermined image in real time; And Continuing the game according to the rules of the game room Card game service providing method comprising a. The method of claim 1, The implementing of the image may include opening at least two cards of a plurality of card hands distributed to each player; Analyzing the opponent's open card hand and searching for a card hand corresponding to the genealogy; And If there is a card card corresponding to the genealogy, implementing the predetermined image on the top of the card card Card game service providing method comprising a. The method of claim 2, wherein implementing the image In the case of a poker game, the method of providing a card game service, characterized in that the shape and / or color of the image is implemented differently according to the family of the genealogy such as pair sex, straight sex, flush sex. The method of claim 2, wherein implementing the image If the card hand corresponds to at least two genealogies, the card game service providing method characterized in that to implement the image on the top of the card hand corresponding to the genealogy of the genealogy of high genealogy. The method of claim 2, The searching of the card hand may include searching for a card hand corresponding to the genealogy by analyzing a card hand allocated to the card hand. Card game service providing method characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 5, wherein The searching of the card hand may include predicting a genealogy having a high probability of achievement according to the opponent card's open card hand or the own card hand. Card game service providing method characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 6, wherein the step of implementing the image Comparing the searched genealogy with the predicted genealogy, and implementing an image corresponding to the family of the high priority genealogy on the top of the card hand corresponding to the genealogy having the high priority according to the setting Card game service providing method comprising a. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of implementing the image Card game service providing method, characterized in that is implemented when betting during the game. In the card game service providing system connected to the terminal via the Internet to provide a card game service to the terminal, The game providing server for performing the card game in accordance with the input from the terminal, and displays a predetermined image identifying the card hand corresponding to the genealogy of the cards distributed to each player in the game Card game service providing system, characterized in that configured to include. The method of claim 9, The game providing server is a card game service providing system, characterized in that for receiving the command to display the image from the terminal. The method of claim 10, The game providing server categorizes the genealogy into a predetermined kind and displays a shape and / or a color of the image differently according to each kind.

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